Apparatus tor stamping tickets



1. PAHUD AND 1. HUGUENIN. SELF CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR STAMPINGTICKETS.

APPLICATION FILED A'PILZB. l9l9.

1,368,831 Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

7 SHEETS-SHEET I.

I I I l I J. PAHUD AND J. HUGUENIN. SELF comnoums APPARATUS FOR STAMPINGTICKETS.

APPLIATION FILED AHLZQ. 1919. 1,368,831.

FSHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

l. PAHUD AND J. HUGUENIN. SELF CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR STAMPINGTICKETS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29. I919. 1 $368,831 Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

7 SHEETS SHEET 3- J. PAHUD AND J. HUGUENIN. SELF CONTROLLING APPARATUSFOR STAMPING TICKETS.

APPLICATION FILED APILZQ. T919. 1,368,831 Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 4- J 5/ I Y J. PAHUD AND J. HUGUENIN. SELF CONTROLLINGAPPARATUS FOR STAMPING TICKETS. APPLICATION FILED APR.29. 1919.

1,368,831 Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

J. PAHUD AND J. HUGUENIN. SELF GONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR STAMPINGTICKETS.

APPLICATION FILED APB-29, Hi9. 1,368,831 Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

J. PAHUD AND J. HUGUENIN.

SELF CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR STAMPING TICKETS, APPLICATION FILED APR.29 1919.

1,368,831 Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

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SELF-'CON'IROLIJING nrr-nnn rus non s'rnmrmo rxoxn'rs.

Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

Application 'fllEd-APIl-l 29, 1919. Serial No. 283,566.

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN PAHUD, engineer, and JACQUES HUGUENIN,merchant, citizens of Switzerland, resicl-in at Lausanne, eantonof Vaud,in the on-federation of Switzerland,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in and Relating to Self-Controlling Apparatus for StampingTickets, of which the following is a s. )ecification. I

*heobject of the present invention is the provision of aself-controlledapparatus for stam ing tickets. This apparatus comprises a ho low bodymounted on a pedest-ahand -adapted to oscillate on a stationary axle.Insicle'of thisbody -arearranged a number of printing devices which=will make various impressionsonthe tickets whilethe body is caused tooscillate, said printing devices being 'in duplicate with a view ofstamping the s'amemark '(as for instancea date) simultaneonsly on a partofthe ticketwhich is to lie-delivered ancl=on a part 'whichfisto bedetached therefrom and retained by 'the apparatus as a'recordof itsoperation. The apparatus also comprises a countermarking deviceimprinting on the ticket and on its stub a counter-mark broughtintoposition by means of a' key inserted by the operator and so that thecounter mark will not be printed on the ticketsahd on 'the stnhs unlesssaid tickets are delivered by the same operator who possesses the key.

l he annexed drawing represents as-an example 1 one working form of theapparatus devised tcr the stamping of railroad'tickets, said apparatusbeingcombined with co'nntersmot hown inthe drawing.

Figure '1 is a partial section "and front elevation.

"Fig. =2'is a side elevation partly in section.

Fig. 3 is a partial plan.

Fig. 4 is alongitudinal'section of the head of the "hollow body.

Fig. 5 is a sectionjofthis hollow body mounted on its pedestabandshowing the arra'n ement ofthe various arts thereof, this gieictmn'heingat right ang es to thatsecn in 9;.4.

Fig. 6 is e longltedinal section of the hollowbody seen from backto thefront.

"Fig. 7 isa side elevation'df thestopnnemher and parts assoeiatelitherewith for determining-the position of the tickets wheninserte'clinthe nxahine.

F g.8 is anedge View of the same.

F1g.'9 1s a plan of the spring-member emplo ed to maintain in positionthe pin by WhlCll the stamping plates are secured in the apparatus. Fig.10 is a sectional elevation, illustrat- -.1ng the stamping plates andthe block in which they are placed together with the parts associatedtherewith.

Fig. 11 a plan'view of the same.

Flg. 12 1s a plan of the counter marking lplate.

Fig. 13 is a plan of the cam member and parts connected therewith whichare associated with the counter marking late.

Fig. I4 is an end elevation oft e parts as shown 1n Fi 10, showing-thedating plates and the bloc in which they are placed.

Fig. 15 is a front elevation'of oneof the dating plates.

16 is an edge elevation of the same.

iFig. 17 is a plan of the endof the same.

*E1g. 18 is a side elevation illustrating the gripper or extractindevice.

F g. 19 is anend e ovation of the same.

Fig. 20 is a front elevation of the levers by which the carriageoperating mechanism is actuated, and

Fig. 21 is an edge elevation of the same.

The Fi 22 and 23 represent diagramimiticatlly ma vertical section andina plan the parts for operating the pigeon holes into which thestocksof the tickets after their stam' ing will be dropped and theparts,:whic in'the example shown, are combined with the counters, not shown inthe drawing, 97nd which =assure 'theoperation of the same.

The apparatus as illustrated is placed on *aeupporta, as atable forinstance, in which IS disposed, on a base 6, a hollow body a, which canoscillate around-on a fixed axis d, carried the base b. The hollow bodya which is ormed with a shank c of rectangular section and ahead 0,isdi-vided in two pieces which formthe two faces of-the shank and oneo'fwhich may be made for instance of a thin sheet of metal and may be fixedto the'other hymeans of screws 0!. One of the two pieces has areinforced part a thron h "which asses the axis d and adjacent i6 back 0"which are two springs, only one of "when. 0, is "seen in the drawing. BI however,

are set with one extremity against the part0 and the other of theirextremities against the inner wall of the, base I), in order to returnthe hollow body a to position after each 0 eration of the apparatus.There is also s own at the lower part of the head an aperture 0 for theintroduction of the ticket. In the shank c of this hollow body, carriedin a lateral face and maintained by two bridges e and 6 there is atoothed rack f (Figs. 20 and 21) the lower end of which is enlarged andprovided with a notch 7 there is also a rod carrying a roller g,provided with a spiral sprin g and workinglike a pusher on a disk w ichis hereinafter described. There are also two levers h and h which arepivoted to oscillate on the points h, h, and the lever h is provided atits upper or outer. end with a cranked part h and contacts at its lowerend It with the upper end h of the lever h. The utility and thefunctions of these different parts are hereinafter described. On thefrontal face there is a sliding bar 2' which rests on a nose 6 of thebase b. This sliding bar is provided witha spring 13 extendin betweentwo fingers i and i, the finger i lieing connected to the sliding baritself and the other finger i connected to a nose 5 made integral withthe shank 0 The spiral spring 11 is lodged in a cavity made partly inthe slidin bar and partly in the median face of the s ank. The head 0 ofthe hollow body comprises two cup like face ends is, is secured thereonand in the face and 0 is fitted a pin 72 with a ring handle is forfixing the dating plates as Wlll be ex lained hereinafter. A circularspring k ig. 9) fixed to the inside of the face end k by means of ascrew is secures the pin k in its position. The other face end is isprovided with a hole into which are inserted the keys of usual shapeeach resenting a shank k and a nose (Fig. 4?. A flattened block Z (Figs.10 and 11) is located within the head a between the two face ends]: andk and is held within the face end it by means of an axle l and athreaded sleeve 2 which is adapted to be secured to the face end In by asuitable seal (Fig. 4), so as to make any illicit dismounting of theapparatus at once apparent. At the opposite end ofthe block Z an axle Z3is secure in the same and provided with helical grooves B. This isjournaled at its other end in the faceend 10 so as to be turned by theeffect of one of said ke s as will be explained further on. This axle Zis also provided with a squared part on which is fitted acounter'marking plate Z (Fi s. 10 and 12) having bosses Z, Z, Z and l wich engage with the rack f. On the axle Z there is also an invertedheart late I (Fi 13) against which is guided t eroller of t e pusher rod9 and which plate is provided with four holes Z, Z, l and l for apurpose as will be explained further on.

The block I is also: provided. with. spaces in which various datingplates m, m, m" m, m and m are kept in osition b the m is" and of whichthe one esignate m is represented in the drawing Figs. 15 to 17 Thesedating plates constituting a complete series, make it possible to markthe exact date when the apparatus has been used and are shaped so as toen age in the block l each being provided wit a hand knob, and at theend faces of the legs of which the characters are cut in relief. Thisblock Z is also provided on this side with a recess for thecountermarkin Iplate 3 shown in a front View in Fi 12. T is plate ismounted on the square part of the axle l" turns with said axle, and hasarms in pairs and at the face ends of each of these pairs there is cutthe same counter mark in relief, the purpose of which will be explainedhereinafter.

A slide bar it is provided at the lower part of the block Z. The slidebar has an elbowed support 112 for a shears n which can oscillate, whenthe apparatus is operated. Over a spindle n (Figs. 4 and 10) placed in aguide 91. in the block Z (Fig. 14) and on the external face of the blockI there is provided a half cylindrical notch n in which is disposed anaxle n, cylindrical for a part of length and square for the other part.

15 formed with two half disks n, a each provided with a nose and placedarallel to each other on the square end of t e axle n, and also providedwith a ratchet n, mounted on the cylindrical part thereof. The functionof the extractor will be explained further on. A block 0 (Figs. 7 and 8)secured by means of a screw 0 on the block Z maintains the same with thetwo on like face, ends is, 70 together. The bloc 0 is provided with ahalf cylindrical notch 0" corresponding with the notch n and is used forcarrying the axle n of the extractor, as well as a buffer 0 which isintended to prevent the movements of the sliding bar 5 before theintroduction of a ticket in the apparatus and which may oscillate. on apin 0 and be held in position by means of a spiral spring 0 disposedbehind the buffer in a recess 0 provided in the block 0. A spring 0fixed by means of a screw 0 on the block 0 is adapted to carry a cover(not shown in the drawing which will shut an a erture 0 (Fig. 6) y whichthe dating p ates are introduced in the block I.

The sliding bar '11 is provided with a sheet 2' (Fig. 6 fixed thereto bymeans of pins 2' and in w ich are provided inclines n for the passage ofthe ratchet a of theextractor, and 0 for the passage of the buffer 0 Theextractor ratchet n is moved when the apparatus is in action, by meansof a double spring 01 mounted-on the sliding bar, which is providedmoreover with a plate p (Figs. 4 and 5) of a rectangularshapefrom whichaxle is part of an extractor which is get the lower it *is beveled 6R,its intenting over 7 'eslidin bar, "said Plate being rovided with a (isp over which slides "17 e lower part it theshears in when the apparatlisis operated in' ord'er to actnate the shears. A closure for'the opnin gcyformed inthis case by a cylindrical rod 1i is lodged in'the plate 72(Fig. 5) this rod 10 being'provided with anabutment and a'spiral springjd' 'preventing the introduction of a second 'ticket before theapparatus returns to its initial position.

A channel 0', made forin'stance with'thin sheets "shown 5 in brokenlines, is in the she 6- a ainstthesliding bariand is intended to-iea"the cut-off controlling stubs of'the tickets stamped by "the apparatnsinto a pigeon hole which is disposed at the lower part of the apstratus.

As illustrated, the said i can "ole comprises acarriage r 22- ividedinfour igennholesend disposed under a plate g, which carriage has itswheels 1', r and r mounted on tworails. One of thewh'eels r is lain andthe other wheels 4" and r are eac provided with a circular groove. Thecarria" is actuated by nieansof clever-"'1" provi ed at itsfreeextr'emity with an elonated aperture rin which is'placed a rod 7'xed'on thecarriage. The lever is actuated 'by means of a nose r" *5) bythe lower; eitreinity of t e f which "is provided *for this urpose withthenotch 1 mentioned hereinbefore and in which 1s lodged the fingerextremityoi the nose r".

1s nose '7" issecnre'd on a shaft? provided at one of itsextremitiesfwithn sleeve 1" and at the other extremity Withasecondfinger n The sleeve 1- is coupled to fa square shaft 1' provided at oneof its extremities with an arm r havinganot'ch '1' in which is engaged afinger r" mounted'on a shaft r" at one end of which is connected thelever 1", which o eratesthe'carria'ge. The "shaft 1*" is provi ed at itseixtreiinitm'where it is connected to the lei'rer rfl with adouble arm'7 on thetwofendsiif whichtwo springs r 1, w ja'ct, 'these two ends"Being provided with notches, in which the and springs enter, (Fig.'23). he function of these springs is toretnrn the lever rto itsinitialposition. A finger '7'", the extremity of which isrecessed, is disposedon the'saine shaft r. In this recess "is engageda 'fiiction roller '1',monnted at the extremity'of a rod 1' maintained in position on twobrackets w r 'and provided witha spiral spring 5" res'sin the frihtifonroller against the n'ger '1 Theobjeot ofthisis to return thel'ever rand'therefore'alsb the carriage '1' into their initialpositio'ns inwhioh thov areshown in The finger 5 haunted on the seen an operates sermw TiVr 8 olieof the'ernifs'of "which is providedivith a'notoh inwidth 5 is spindle t".

'the part a.

erate this winged rod 3 which is provided with three'fingers s, s and sfor operating on counters, which are not represented in the drawing. Thefinger s, is broader than the two others and operates in this examplethe two middle counters. The cover of shanks is provided at its lowerpart with an elbow lever 0 working on a wing 8 disposed on the wingedrod 8 and sets this in motion, as will be explained afterward. Thewingedrod 8* is provided at one of its extremities with a finger .9 over whichoperetes'a rod .9 provided with a spiral spring .9 (Fig. 23) used whenmounting the ap aratus.

The ighest extremity of the elbow part h of the lever h is formed insuch amennet-that it may be placed in the path of'tho nose 7: or the keyit. At the time of the introduction of the last one in the head of themachine at the time of starting the appal-ates, the nose k displacesthis elbow part It, so that the lever h, oscillating on the point hpresses its extremity k on the extremity h of the lever h. The lowerextremity of the lever h then acts on a pusher 't (Fig. 5) mounted inthe base 6 of the apparatus and one of the extremities of which actsupon an elbow lever t provided with a roller 13 whlch presses over arocker lever 15 that moves :1 etc lever t of the carriage r (Fi 22 and23 and this stop lever is provi ed with a nose t which turns on a V VThe stop lever 23 is returned to position by springs t. The nose i ofthe saidstop lever t can engage with one or the ot'her of the notches iof a plate t fired at the upper part of the carriage r to retam thecarriage in a predetermined position.

A locking plate M (Fig 2) of the carriage r,"hinged at u. is locate atthe inner side of 7 This plate is provided with vertically elongatedopenings u (Fig. 1) and normally inclines toward the carriage, so thatthe rod 1*, fixed at the carriage, passes through one of the openings ofof the locking plate to to fix the carriage r. A rod a mounted on'twosupports u. u disposed at the inner side'of the part a. is set in mo-'tion by a buffer u which is fixed on the dooral of the art a and, whenthe said door is closed, wil bear against the locking plate and'p'ushthe same againstthe wall of the pertn in the direction indicated by thearrow" in 22, thus disengaging the rod r and allowing the carriage 1' toeffect the movements which are imparted to it by the lever 9 whenbrought in action, as seen before and b the movement of the rack f.

When t e apparatus is mounted on the support a, as shown in Figs. 1 and3 of the drawing, a block a will be located inside of said support a infront of the carriage 1. This block may be solid and two verticalshutters a a are fixed thereon and cover partially, as is shown in Fig.l, the space occupied by the carriage r and when the door a is openedwill not permit any hand being introduced into this space. This block aand the shutters a, (1* may be parallel with the walls of the part a;this is not shown in the drawing but will make it possible to preventany illicit dismounting of the apparatus. The plate (1 under which. isdisposed the carriage 7' can be fixed on the part a by means of screwswhich are not shown on the drawing.

The apparatus as illustrated is adapted to be operated by four personsand works as follows:

The dating plates m to m being laced within the spaces provided therefor1n the block Z and the devices for preventing any fraudulent operation,as well of the head as of the carriage,- being set, the personsuper-intending the apparatus, after having shut door a of the support aof the apparatus, which releases the locking plate a from its engagementwith the rod 7 of carriage 7" hands one of thefour keys to each of thepersons in charge of the apparatus for stamping tickets such as railwaytickets for instance. The said keys are numbered from one to four, andthe countermarking plate Z is numbered in the same way at the ends ofits bosses. Before introducing one of the keys in the apparatus, thevarious parts in the head are in the position in which they are shown inFigs. 10 and 13, that is they are in a position of rest, in which position the shank c of the apparatus is inclined as shown in full linesin Fig. 2, and the carriage 1' is in the position represented in Fig. 3.

The operator who is to operate the first distribution of tickets andwho'is in possession of the key number two, for instance, will introducehis key in the opening provided (Fig. 4) in the cup like face end [a ofthe head 0 of the hollow body, in which opening the rod of said key canonly be axially displaced. The key is provided, as mentioned before,with a projection k which is of a well determined form and which engagesin the aperture of one of the two helical grooves I, provided on theaxle l. The two lateral edges of either of the two grooves present adetermined profile of their own and are each adapted to its own key.During the movement of the key It",

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from the beginnin to the end of the oove belonging to said ey,theprojection 8 will turn with the axle 1 at a 'ven angle. The axlewhile turnin W1 l also turn the countermarking disk 5 and heart plate Zand the end ofkey is will engage in one of the holes of the heart plate1 and the bosses l to Z will move therack f. This movenientwill betransmitted by means of the Finger 2 to the shaft the sleeve 4 of whichis engaged on the squared art of the shaft 1- The arm r on this shafttransmits the rotary movement to the finger i which turns theshaft r andfinally the moving lever 7* through a given angle,

so as to push the carriage r with its pigeon hole No. 2 under the canal0". Simultaneously with these movements the key will also displace thelever A which with the upper end of its bent part if projects into thepath of the projection k of the key. The lever it therefore whileturning on the pin 71, in the given direction will transmit thlsmovement to the lever h which moves the pusher t. This pusher isprovided within the base plate 6 (Fig. 5) and the end of the lever hoperating the angular lever will by means of the rocker lever et causethe stopping lever t to rise. The nose t of this stopping lever 1% willtherefore be disengaged from the notch t of the plate I? attached to theupper part of the carriage 1", and liberating this carriage will permitit to follow the impulses imparted to it by the driving lever 1 As theefi'ect of the projection of the key on the end of the bent off part hof the lever h is only a momentary one,

owing to the short length of this end, the

pusher t releases rather quickly the angular lever t and the rockerlever t? so that the nose t of the stopping lever 15 which is broughtback by its springs 15 will engage into the notch i of the plate tlocated above thepigeon hole 2 of the carriage 1" and will keep thecarriage in this position until the removal of the key 71: from the headof the appa- The complete sliding movement of the key 70 within thegrooves will therefore in addition to the described movements haveturned the countermarking disks Z by means of thesquare part. of theaxle Z, and its numeral II (Fig. 11) will present itself on the left ofthe dating plates which numeral, as will be seen, will be stamped aswell on the tickets as on the record stubs left in the apparatus. Assoon as the key has been wholly pushed into the apparatus, thisapparatus is ready for stamping the tickets.

. To this end, the, operator sticks the ticket with one end into theopening 0 (Fig. 5) pushing it suiliciently hard to have its fore endabut against the middle part of the buffer 0 and removes the end of itsfrom the notch 0 of the rod 11 of the slide 2'. When this is done, theoperator will be 'iseseei enabled, by :pushing against the :partc oitheshank with the back of thesalne hand holding the ticket to bring saidshank into a vertical position, as shown with dotted lines in Fig.2. Bythis swinging movement of the shank around its axis 03 the slide abearing with its lower end on thestationary nose 6 will be displaced onthem'iddle part of the shank and its upper end coining under theticketwill press the end of the ticket within the apparatus against the datingplates and oountermarking disk which will therefore be stamped twice onthis end of the ticket. The slide i sliding upward takes the shears 12,along with it, and these shears guided by the guides 1) will cut ofithe-ticket at the part between the two stamp marks hereinbeforementioned. After this cutting the Stub of 'the ticket will then beseized by the teeth of the half disks it", 10 01 the extractor, the awln of which is in position to extend tlirough the notch n of the rod 2'of the slide. This notch having arrived opposite the pawl and the lattermoving through the notch under the effect ofsprings 0 will impart aquick impulse to said half disks n and n so that the cut 03 stub isthrown into the channel 6 through which it will drop into the pigeonhole 2 of the carriage. By assuming the vertical position the bent ofiarm 0 503: the shank presses on thawing s of the winged rod '8 (whichhas been displaced by the finger 1 when introducing the key into thehead of the apparatus) and one of its fingers a for instance, will movethe counter No. 2 (not shown) thus registering the stamping of thisfirst ticket. Afiter the cut ting ofl of the-stub and the registering,the operator stops pressing against the shank, which will be broughtbackby the springs 0 into its initial position and'the slide z', buffera, thepawl of the extractor and the shears will at once assume their%original positions, ready to be operated again for a secondticket'which wiil be registered by the winged "bar on the same counter.All tickets stamped by the same operator, possessing "key No. 2, witltherefore be pro vided with a counter mark II together with the date oftheir stamping and will leave within the pigeon hole "20f the carriage ra stub serving to check up the number of tickets' dated and deliveredbythiso-psratdr, the price of the tickethaving been printed thereonbefore-hand, and the same number of tickets will have been indicatedbythe' counter No. 2.

When his stamping service is completed for a given time the firstoperatorwithdra ws the key from the head oil. apparates and will berepeated but the :inverse 7 during this 'inovement of withv drawing theall "the operations described order. The carriage r will be brought backinto its starting position by the driving lever following the impulsestransmitted to t by the finger 1* which will be turned back intoitscstarting' position by the rack f moved by the-bosses of thecountermarking disk which is operated by the axle l, which axle again isoperated due to the slidi movement of the key within the helidifi groove1?, whereby the rod 9 with-its roller will act on theheart late 1aspashei-"or as returnspring'the ey, when compietilr its movement,having been stuck into one o the four holes of said plate. Thewithdrawing of the 'key will also return all the various parts of thehead to their starting positions,said parts being thus always ready foroperatin as soon as one of the keys 1 to! is intr ueed into the ap:aratus. The key 1, when introduced into 4: e apparatus, will, when atthe end of its movement, bring countermark No. 1 "baekto the lft'of the[dating plates, will -brin'g pigeon hole '1 of the' carriage above thechannel c"-and the wing s of the wi ed rod 5* into engagement withcounter o. 1. Likewise the keys 3 or 4 will bring back countermarks 3 or4 to the left of the dating plates, pigeonholes 3 or 4 of the carriage rabove the channel and wings a or a of the winged rod into engagementwith the counters 3 or 4. The

rofile of the projections of the diflerent 'eys, the helical grooves,the relation tween the movements of the rack, of the carriage, of thecounters, the bountermarking disk and of the shears ermit of all desiredcombinations and ten er any fraudulent operation extremely difiicult.

The apparatus may be constructed for any number'of keys'and whileconstructed for four keys,as illustrated, it may also be arranged so asto be operated only with one key. The outside shape oi the a paratus andof its parts may be altered so asto be different from those shownwithout departing from the character of the invention.

We claim as our invention:

1; In amaichine 'for stamping'ticketsand the' like, and identifying theoperator of the apparatus, a casing, devices for stamping a ticket withdo licate roar-ks, means fc'r sta m ing the ticket with licateidentifies ionrharks, devices operated *th-e insertioh of a key forsetting the aid:- aid meafns iofistanipirig the identification marks in1inch a manner as to correspond to the key inserted, a carriage, meansoperated by the insertion of 'tlzre "key *for actutting the carriage andsetting the-seine 1n position corresponding to the key inserted, andmeiains for actuating the stain ing and simultaneously cutting t eticket in psrts so as to deposit sne part of the :tieket in a pocket inthe carriage corresponding to the key inserted.

2. In a machine for stamping tickets and the like, and identifying theoperator of the apparatus, a casing, devices for stamping a ticket withduplicate marks; means for stamping the ticket with duplicateidentification marks, devices operated by the insertion of a key forsetting the aforesaid means for stamping the identification marks insuch a manner as to correspond to the key inserted, a carriage, meansoperated by the insertion of the key for actuating the carriage andsetting the same in position corresponding to the key inserted, meansfor actuating the stamping devices and simultaneously cutting the ticketin parts so as to deposit one part of the ticket in a pocket in thecarriage corresponding to the key inserted, and means for registeringthe number of tickets so printed. V

3. In a machine for time stamping tickets and the like, and identifyingthe operator of the apparatus, a casing, devices for stamping a ticketwith duplicate date marks, means for stamping the ticket with duplicateidentification marks to indicate the operator of the apparatus, devicesoperated by the insertion of a key for setting the said means to stampthe identification marks corresponding to the key inserted, a carriagehaving a plurality of coupon receptacles therein, means also operated bythe insertion of the key for actuating the carriage and setting the samein position so that the coupon receptacle therein corresponding to thekey employed, shall be placed in a predetermined position, and means foractuating the stamping devices and simultaneously cutting the ticket inparts so that one part may be withdrawn from the machine and the otherpart deposited in the coupon pocket in the carriage corresponding to thekey insorted.

4. In a machine for time stamping tickets and the like and identifyingthe operator of the apparatus, a casing, devices for stamp ing theticket with duplicate date marks. means 'for stamping a ticket withduplicate identification marks to indicate the operator of theapparatus, devices operated by the insertion of a key for setting thesaid means to stamp the identification marks coresponding to the keyinserted. a carriagehaving a plurality of coupon receptacles therein,means also operated by the insertion of a key for actuating the carriageand setting the same in position so that the coupon receptaclethereincorresponding to'the key employed, shall be placed in a predetermined"position, means for actuating the stamping evices and simultaneouslycutting the tickets in parts so that one part may be withdrawn from themachine and the other part deposited in the coupon pocket in thecarriage corresponding to the key inserted, and means for registeringthe number of tickets so printed.

5. In a machine for time stamping tickets and the like andidentifyingthe o erator of the apparatus, a casing, devices or stampinga ticket with duplicate date marks, means for stamping the ticket withduplicate identification marks to indicate the operator of theapparatus, devices operated by the insertion of a key for setting thesaid means to stamp the identification marks corresponding to the keyinserted, a carriage having a plurality of coupon receptacles therein,means also operate by the insertion of a key for actuating the carriageand setting the same in position so that the cou on receptacle thereincorresponding to tiie key employed, shall be placed in a predeterminedposition, means for actuating the said stam ing devices, means forsimultaneously cutting the ticket in arts, a chute leading to the couponpoc ets in the carriage, and a gripper device for engaging one portionof the cut ticket and depositing the same in the said chute, whereby onepart of the ticket is deiivered to the coupon pocket corresponding tothe key inserted in the apparatus.

6. In a machine for time stamping tickets and the like and identifyingthe operator of the apparatus, a casing, devices for stamping a ticketwith duplicate date marks, means for stamping the ticket with duplicateidentification marks to indicate the op erator of the apparatus. devicesoperated by the insertion of a key for setting the said means to stampthe identification marks corresponding to the key inserted, a carriagehaving a plurality of coupon receptacles therein, means also operated bythe insertion of a key for actuating the carriage and set ting the samein position so that the coupon receptacle therein corresponding to thekey cut ticket and depositing the same in the said chute. whereby ohepart of the ticketis delivered in'the coupon'pocket correspond ingto thekey inserted in the apparatus. and means for registering the number oftickets so printed. w 7 p 7. In a machine for time stamping r and thelike, and identifying the operator of theapparatus, a casing, devicesfor print ing a ticket with duplicate "date marks;

means for printing the ticketwith duplicate identification marks foridentifying the operator, devices operated by thesinsertion of any oneof a plurality of keys for setting said means to print theidentification marks corresponding to the key inserted, a carriage,means operated by the insertion of a predetermined key for actuating thecarriage and setting the same in a position corresponding to the keyinserted, means for actuating the said stamping devices, and means forsimultaneously cutting the ticket in parts so that one part may bewithdrawn from the apparatus and the other part deposited in a pocket inthe carriage corresponding to the key inserted.

8. In a machine for time stamping tickets and the like and identifyingthe operator of the apparatus, a casing, devices for printing a ticketwith duplicate date marks, means for printing the ticket with duplicateidentification marks for identifying the operator. devices operated bythe insertion of any one of a plurality of keys for setting said meansto print the identification marks corresponding to the key inserted, acarriage having a plurality of coupon pockets corresponding in numberwith the number of keys by which the apparatus may be operated, meansoperated by a predetermined key for actuating the carriage to set thesame in such a position that the coupon pocket corresponding to the keyinserted is moved to a predetermined place in the apparatus, means foractuating the stamping devices, and means for simultaneously cutting theticket in parts so that one )art may be Withdrawn from the machine andthe other part deposited in the coupon pocket in the carriagecorresponding to the key inserted.

9. In a machine for time stamping tickets and the like and identifyingthe operator of the apparatus, a casing, devices for printing a ticketwith duplicate date marks, means for printing the ticket with duplicateidentification marks for identifying the o erator, devices operated bythe insertion 0 any one of a plurality of keys for setting said means toprint the identification marks corresponding to the key inserted, acarriage having a plurality of con on pockets correspending in numberwit the number of keys by which the apparatus may be operated, meansoperated by a predetermined key for actuating the carriage to set thesame in such a position that the coupon pocket corresponding to the keyinserted is moved to a predetermined place in the apparatus, a chute forconveying parts of tickets to any one of the said coupon pockets in thecarriage, means for actuating said printing devices, means forsimultaneously cutting a ticket in parts and a gripper device forseizing and conveying one part of the said ticket to the said chute sothat it may be delivered thereby to the coupon pocket corresponding tothe key inserted.

10. In a machine for time stamping tickets and the like and identifyingthe operator of the apparatus, a casing, devices for printing a ticketwith du licate date marks, means for printing the tlcket with duplicateidentification marks for identifying the operator, devices operated bythe insertion of any one of a plurality of keys for setting said meansto print the identification marks corresponding to the key inserted, acarriage having a plurality of coupon pockets corresponding in numberwith the number of keys by which the apparatus may be operated, meansoperated by a predetermined key for actuating the carriage to set thesame in such a position that the coupon pocket corresponding to the keyinserted is moved to a predetermined place in the apparatus, a chute forconveying parts of tickets to any one of the said coupon pockets in thecarriage, means for actuating said printing devices, means forsimultaneously cutting a ticket in parts, a gripper device for seizingand conve ing one part of the said ticket to the said 0 ute so that itmay be delivered thereby to the coupon pocket, corresponding to the keyinserted, and means for registering the number of tickets so printed.

11. In a machine for time stamping tickets and the like and identifyingthe operator of the apparatus, a casing, a pedestal upon which thecasing is mounted, devices for stamping a ticket with duplicate marks,means for stamping the ticket with duplicate identification marks,devices operated by the insertion of a key for settin the means to stampthe tickets with the uplicate identification marks corresponding to thekey inserted, a carriage having a plurality of coupon pockets therein,means for locking the carria e in position, a door connected to the peestal, means operated by closing the said door to unlock the saidcarriage, means operated by the insertion of a key for setting thecarriage to receive, a part of the ticket in one of the pockets in thecarriage, and means for actuating the stamping devices andsimultaneously cutting a ticket in parts so that one part may bewithdrawn from the machine and the other part deposited in the pocket inthe carriage corresponding to the key inserted.

In testimony whereof we have afiixed our signatures in presence of twowitneses.

Witnesses:

Ron. W. Won'rEMBnRe,

1 1 b. LDELMAN.

